Where does “mūceō” come from?

mūceō (Latin) comes from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

mūceō (Latin): to be mouldy or musty

Definitions

  1. to be mouldy or musty

Ancestry of “mūceō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūcusmucus
2Proto-Italicmoukos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “mūceō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →